marcus428

I recently bought a 94 SC400 and I've been chasing road handling problems ever since. The Lexus dealership aligned the car twice but the car still handles weird. It follows changes in the road and on a windy days it gets pushed all around. I got a response from the forum in England and they sent their recommended optimum alignment settings but the Lexus dealership felt it was better to set the alignment as close as possible to the middle of each spec range and weren't sure if the settings from England would work in the US. Are there optimum settings for driving this year car in this country? Here are the settings I currently have (in degrees): Left Front Camber 0.1, Right Front Camber -0.1, Left Front Caster 2.7, Right Front Caster 3.2, Left Front Toe 0.05, Right Front Toe 0.04, Left Front SAI 8.4, Right Front SAI 8.8, Left Front Included Angle 8.5, Right Front Included Angle 8.7, Front Cross Camber 0.1, Cross Caster -0.5 and Total Toe 0.09. Rear Left Camber -0.9, Rear Right Camber -0.9, Rear Left Toe 0.20, Rear Right Toe 0.20. Rear Total Toe 0.4, and Rear Thrust Angle 0.00.

Excellent! I'll get the bushings replaced and also get a four wheel alignment (another suggested fix). Thanks.

I am a new owner of a 1994 sc 400. When I bought the car, it had Goodyear Eagles. The ride was harsh and the car was influenced by any change in the road surface. I bought BF Goodrich g-force tires and the car behaves the same way. I took it to Lexus and I also to another mechanic and they both tell me that everything in the front end is fine. Lexus replaced the PS pump because it was leaking. The other mechanic took the car for a ride and says there definitely is something wrong but he doesn't know what to do next. I searched this website but can't find any similar complaints. Any suggestions? Thanks.